The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park Fall Festival has been cancelled due to rain. See you at the November trellis lighting! CANCELLED
Month: October 2018
Tuesday’s Brief: Navy Yard Redevelopment, Walking the Labryinth, FOCCP & NEWNC Meetings
Things to know for Tuesday Today is Tuesday, October 9th and here’s everything you need to know for today… 5:30PM Reducing & Managing Stress: Walking the Labyrinth. Kip Hollister, Founder & CEO Hollister Staffing & Hollister Institute will teach a new way to reduce stress and enhance productivity and a unified work culture while building community. Read More…
11th Annual Back to Eliot School Dance Party
With the Prado under construction, Eliot School students, teachers and staff took their annual back to school dance party over to Langone Park on a sun-filled Friday afternoon. Now in its 11th year, the tradition allowed everyone to get outside and dance the afternoon away! Principal Traci Walker Griffith gave a special “shout out” to Read More…
Columbus Day Parade in East Boston [Photo Gallery]
On Sunday, October 7th, the annual Columbus Day Parade was held in East Boston. The parade began at Suffolk Downs, marched down Bennington Street, and ended at Maverick Square near the waterfront. Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito joined in the parade. Honorary Chief Marshal was Mayor Martin Walsh. Chief Marshal was East. Boston Read More…
Neighborhood Photo: City Lights for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Two International Place illuminates the city skyline with pink lights for breast cancer awareness month as traffic whizzes by on Atlantic Avenue. Photo submitted by Bob Somerville. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Send in your photos via email to info@northendwaterfront.com or tag @northend.waterfront on Instagram. Please include a caption or story telling us about your photo. See Read More…
Neighborhood Council Oct. 9 Agenda: Nazzaro Center Director S. Siciliano, Row Republic Co-Owner K. Tagliente, 276-282 Hanover Street, Friends of Cutillo Park Chat
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at the Nazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet Street. Please note this meeting is on Tuesday, since Monday is a holiday. Nazzaro Center Director Steven Siciliano will speak at the meeting, as well as Kristina Read More…
Monday’s Brief: Christopher Columbus Day, Open Canal Street, Special Delivery
Things to know for Monday Today is Monday, October 8th – Happy Columbus Day! Columbus Day is a national holiday to celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Here’s what else you need to know for the week ahead… 11:00AM Open Canal Street. Open Canal Street will transform the roadway Read More…
Redcoats Occupy Boston Again, 250 Years After 1768 British Troop Landing [Photos]
Long Wharf was once again the site of a landing of British troops, as re-enactors commemorated the 250th anniversary when the seven-year occupation of Boston began in 1768. A Revolution 250 event, “Boston Occupied: An Insolent Parade” featured over 150 Redcoat actors who occupied downtown Boston over the weekend. After landing, the British marched to Read More…
Register to Vote at Shake the Tree Oct. 12
Shake the Tree at 67 Salem Street has teamed up with the League of Women Voters to host a voter registration at their shop on Friday, Oct. 12 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. If you are a U.S. citizen and live anywhere in Massachusetts, please stop by to register. No documents needed, just know Read More…
Bikes Stolen From Commercial Street
Two bikes were recently stolen from the same location along Commercial Street near Copp’s Hill Terrace. The bikes were locked to the bike rack near the bocce courts, one with a kryptonite lock and the other with a combination metal cable. One of the victims would like to urge other North End residents to take Read More…
Italian Flag Raised at City Hall [Photo Gallery]
The Flag of Italy was raised at Boston City Hall on Friday, October 5, in honor of Italian Heritage Month. Consul General of Italy in Boston, Federica Sereni, joined with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for the ceremony along with local elected officials to celebrate the occasion. Photos by Gerri Palladino.
From the Councilor: Construction Project Job Opportunities, Unpaid Property Taxes Forgiveness, East Boston Master Plan
October Newsletter from Lydia Edwards, City Councilor for District One (North End, Charlestown and East Boston) This week, two important mobilizations came right to our doorstep at City Hall: a protest urging the U.S. Senate to oppose the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and a sendoff for a national caravan of activists Read More…